Rotatable mop

ABSTRACT

A rotatable mop includes upper and lower rods, as well as a fixing seat sheathed between the upper and lower rods. The fixing seat contains a bolt and a sliding element screwed with the bolt. The sliding element is connected with a grip sheathed at an outer rim of the fixing seat, a bottom of the bolt is a shaft connected with a disc body having mop wool, brush wool or a brush cloth. When using the mop, by sliding up and down the grip along the fixing seat, the sliding element is driven to rotate the bolt clockwise or counterclockwise, such that the disc body rotates along a same direction, thereby constituting brushing to facilitate a cleaning operation. Additionally, a centrifugal force generated by rotation after using the mop spins dry water on the mop wool, brush wool or brush cloth, thereby dehydrating the mop more conveniently.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

a) Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a rotatable mop, and more particularlyto a rotatable mop which forms rotational brushing by an easy operationand is able to spin dry water attached after use, such that the mop canbe dehydrated more conveniently.

b) Description of the Prior Art

When using a mop to wipe a floor, we usually soak mop wool in water andthen brush on the floor back and forth, after that we will squeeze dryand re-soak the mop wool. As the mop wool will be rather heavy afterbeing soaked in water, wiping the floor will be more laborious and eachtime after wiping, the mop wool needs to be squeezed dry by hands andthen re-soaked, which requires much time and effort. Especially for ahousewife with less strength, even a big trouble is formed while doinghousework. Accordingly, an improved mop is provided after continuousresearch and experiments, such that wiping the floor with the mop anddehydrating the mop can be more convenient.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a rotatablemop which constitutes rotational brushing by an easy operation tofacilitate a cleaning operation, and is able to spin dry water attachedafter use, thereby enabling the mop to be dehydrated more conveniently.

The aforementioned rotatable mop includes an upper rod, a lower rod anda fixing seat which is sheathed between the upper and lower rods,wherein an interior of the fixing seat is provided with a bolt and asliding element which is screwed at the bolt, with the sliding elementbeing connected with a grip which is sheathed at an outer rim of thefixing seat, a bottom of the bolt being pivoted with a shaft and theshaft being connected with a disc body having mop wool, brush wool or abrush cloth. When the mop is used, by sliding up and down the grip alongthe fixing seat, the sliding element is driven to rotate the boltclockwise or counterclockwise, thereby driving the disc body to rotatealong a same direction, so as to form brushing to facilitate thecleaning operation. In addition, after using the mop, water attached onthe mop wool, brush wool or brush cloth is spun dry by a centrifugalforce which is generated by rotation, thereby allowing the mop to bedehydrated more conveniently.

To enable a further understanding of the said objectives and thetechnological methods of the invention herein, the brief description ofthe drawings below is followed by the detailed description of thepreferred embodiments.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a three-dimensional perspective view of the presentinvention.

FIG. 2 shows a three-dimensional exploded view of the present invention.

FIG. 3 shows a cutaway view of the present invention.

FIG. 4 shows a schematic view of implementing a dehydration operation ofthe present invention.

FIG. 5 shows a schematic view of implementing a brushing operation ofthe present invention.

FIG. 6 shows a schematic view of implementing another use of the presentinvention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 at a same time and in association withFIG. 3, the present invention comprises primarily an upper rod 1 and alower rod 2 which can be sheathed together, as well as a fixing seat 3which is connected with the upper and lower rods 1, 2. A bottom of theupper rod 1 is provided with a screwing part 11 which is protruded withan abutting block 12, with a cross section of the abutting block 12being provided with a needle-shaped groove 121.

The lower rod 2 is transfixed with a shaft 21, a top of the shaft 21 isprovided with a locking block 22 which is provided with a hexagonalgroove 221 and a bottom of the locking block 22 is connected with theshaft 21, allowing the shaft 21 to protrude from a bottom of the lowerrod 2. In addition, a position of the shaft 21 close to the bottom ofthe lower rod 2 is provided with a bearing 24 and a collar 25 which issheathed at the lower rod 2.

The fixing seat 3 is a hollow tube and is provided with a symmetricalslot 30, an interior of the fixing seat 3 is provided with a bolt 31 anda sliding element 32 which is screwed at the bolt 31. Two ends of thebolt 31 are provided respectively with a bearing 33 and an upper and alower end of the bolt 31 are provided respectively with a needle-shapedabutting pin 34 and a hexagonal spindle 35.

A grip 4 is sheathed at the fixing seat 3 and is locked at the slidingelement 32 by passing screws into the slot 30 of the fixing seat 3.

Two sleeves 5, 6 are sheathed and fixed respectively at two ends of thefixing seat 3.

A disc seat 7 is provided with a cylindrical sheath part 71 at a center,the sheath part 71 is provided with a lock element 72 and a surface ofthe disc seat 7 is provided with plural through-holes 73. By sheathingthe sheath part 71 with the shaft 21 of the lower rod 2 and then lockingwith the lock element 72, the sheath part 71 is fixed at the lower rod 2to fix a disc body 8 which is provided with mop wool 81.

By the aforementioned structures, the upper rod 1 is locked at thesleeve 5 with the screwing part 11, allowing the abutting pin 34 at theupper end of the bolt 31 to abut with the groove 121 of the abuttingblock 12 of the upper rod 1. After the lower rod 2 has been sheathed inthe sleeve 6, the spindle 35 at the bottom of the bolt 31 is latched inthe groove 221 which is provided in the locking block 22 of the lowerrod 2 and is locked by the collar 25, thereby constituting a mop.Therefore, when using the mop, by sliding the grip 4 up and down alongthe fixing seat 3, the sliding element 32 is driven to rotate the bolt31 clockwise or counterclockwise and by transmission of the shaft 21,the disc seat 7 and the disc body 8 rotate along a same direction,thereby constituting rotational brushing to facilitate a cleaningoperation. In addition, a centrifugal force which is generated by therotation of the disc body 8 after using the mop, will spin dry waterattached on the mop wool 81, thereby dehydrating the mop moreconveniently.

When the aforementioned bolt 31 rotates, as two ends are providedrespectively with the bearing 33 and the upper end is provided with theabutting pin 34, the abutting pin 34 can abut with the groove 121 of theabutting block 12 of the upper rod 1, thus allowing the bolt 31 torotate more smoothly and flexibly.

Referring to FIG. 4, after being used, the mop of the present inventioncan be lifted up and suspended in an ordinary water bucket or sink.Then, the grip 4 is held by hands to slide up and down along the fixingseat 3 to drive the disc seat 7 and the disc body 8 to rotate clockwiseor counterclockwise. By the centrifugal force generated by the rotationof the disc body 8, water attached on the mop wool 81 is spun dry,allowing the mop to be dehydrated more conveniently.

Referring to FIG. 5, a surface and a side of the disc body 8 can beprovided respectively with mop wool 82, and the surface is provided withplural through-holes 83. In addition, a trumpet-shaped shade 9 issheathed at the lower rod 2 to enclose the disc seat 7 and the disc body8, and by sliding up and the down the grip 4 along the fixing seat 3,the disc seat 7 and the disc body 8 are driven to rotate clockwise orcounterclockwise to wash a wall or glass. Furthermore, dirt which isbrushed down while washing, drops into the shade 9 from thethrough-holes 73, 83 of the disc seat 7 and the disc body 8, to preventfrom polluting ambient environment.

Referring to FIG. 6, the present invention can be provided with arectangular seat 10 which includes a sheath part 101, the sheath part101 is provided with a lock element 102, and the seat 101 can beprovided respectively with brush wool 103, static cloth 104 or a plasticsheet 105. Similarly, by sliding up and down the grip 4 along the fixingseat 3, the seat 10 rotates clockwise or counterclockwise to brush andclean a floor, a glass door or a window.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a rotatable mop which isconstituted by a transmission mechanism, such that more labor works canbe saved while using the mop and water attached on the mop can be spundry by an easy operation after using, thereby enabling the mop to bedehydrated more conveniently.

It is of course to be understood that the embodiments described hereinis merely illustrative of the principles of the invention and that awide variety of modifications thereto may be effected by persons skilledin the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the inventionas set forth in the following claims.

What is claim is:
 1. A rotatable mop comprising: an upper rod and alower rod, with an interior of the lower rod being provided with a shaftand a fixing seat being provided with a symmetrical slot; the fixingseat which is connected between the upper and lower rods and is a hollowtube; a bolt, which is provided in the fixing seat, is screwed with asliding element and a lower end of which is provided with a spindle tobe connected with the shaft of the lower rod; a grip, which is sheathedat the fixing seat and is locked at the sliding element by passingscrews through the slot of the fixing seat; and a disc seat which isfixed at a bottom of the shaft of the lower rod to sheath a disc bodyhaving mop wool or brush wool; by the structures, a rotatable mop beingconstituted and when using the mop, by sliding up and down the gripalong the fixing seat, the sliding element being driven to rotate thebolt clockwise or counterclockwise, allowing the disc seat and disc bodyto rotate along a same direction by transmission of the shaft, so as toconstitute rotational brushing to facilitate a cleaning operation; inaddition, by a centrifugal force generated by the rotation of the discbody after using the mop, water attached on the mop wool or the brushwool being spun dry, thereby enabling the mop to be dehydrated moreconveniently.
 2. The rotatable mop according to claim 1, wherein abottom of the upper rod is provided with a protruded abutting block, across section of the abutting block is provided with a needle-shapedgroove and an upper end of the bolt is provided with an abutting pinwhich is abutted with the groove, allowing the bolt to rotate smoothlyand flexibly.
 3. The rotatable mop according to claim 1, wherein a topof the shaft of the lower rod is provided with a locking block whichincludes a groove to latch and fix the spindle of the bolt.
 4. Therotatable mop according to claim 1, wherein the lower rod is furtherprovided with a trumpet-shaped shade, the disc seat and the disc bodyare provided with plural through-holes, such that dirt which is brusheddown drops into the shade from the through-holes of the disc seat andthe disc body while washing a wall or glass, thereby preventing frompolluting ambient environment.
 5. The rotatable mop according to claim1, wherein the disc seat is a rectangular seat which is provided withbrush wool, static cloth or a plastic sheet to brush and clean a floor,a glass door or a window.